People's Choice Dining 2009 Result: London UK's Favourite

People's Choice Dining 2009 Winners Annouonced

The results of our inaugural People’s Choice Dining are in – click on the tabs below to find out which Japanese restaurants you rated as the best in the UK for 2009. You can also check out where Japanese people resident in the UK go for a taste of home. Don’t forget to use our extensive restaurant directory to discover your local restaurants and keep writing reviews – we still want to know what you think. We also need you to keep voting – click here to vote in the People’s Choice Dining 2010. Every month one voter will be picked to win a set of gorgeous full-colour books on Japanese food and drink!

Matsuri St James’s

A chic, classic restaurant in elegant Mayfair with an authentic teppan-yaki grill and first-class sushi. The rich and varied menu incorporates elements of traditional and modern Japanese cuisine, with fresh sushi dishes and healthy options included. This is a stunning dining experience that’s ideal for a special occasion.

A great place for a one-off excursion
Simply the best Japanese food in the UK
Elegant and classy, a lovely choice

Matsuri High Holborn

A well-established and smart restaurant that boasts one of the longest sushi counters in the UK, where you can watch the artistry that goes into making Matsuri’s mouth-wateringly fresh sushi. There’s choice for everyone with an authentic teppan-yaki grill, great set menu choices and private dining areas.

Superbly selected and prepared dishes with real attention to detail
The sushi chef is the best in London!
Fantastic set menus and a great lunchtime sushi counter

Nobu - Berkeley

One of the UK’s top dining spots, Nobu Berkeley is world famous chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa’s flagship London restaurant. A popular haunt for the rich, the famous, and the foodies, a night out at Michelin-starred Nobu will certainly be one to remember. Nobu specialises in innovative Japanese-Peruvian fusion dishes.

To keep it short…the best meal I ever had
Very tasty and perfect service
Nobu is the perfect place to impress a guest with London’s best sushi

SO Restaurant

Owned by a pioneering Japanese restaurateur, SO Restaurant now offers a beautifully prepared and varied menu combining classic Japanese cuisine unmistakable European twist. At the helm in the kitchen is Kaoru Yamamoto, who has a background in French cuisine; his fusion dishes obviously make this restaurant as exciting and innovative for Japanese as it is for the rest of us.